peanuts

See also: Peanuts and pea-nuts

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːˌnʌts/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpinəts/, /ˈpiˌnʌts/

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Noun

peanuts

1. plural of peanut

Noun

peanuts pl (plural only)

1. (informal, figuratively) A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).

   Synonyms: pittance, trifle

   It's a fun job, but it pays peanuts.

Descendants

• → German: Peanuts

Translations

insignificant amount of money

• Catalan: quatre rals, quatre xavos
• Finnish: suolarahat pl
• German: für einen Apfel und ein Ei, Peanuts (de) f pl

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: en slikk og ingenting, peanuts pl

• Persian: ^{(please verify)} پول ناچیز‎ (Puli Nachiz) (Dari)
• Russian: гроши́ (ru) m pl (groší), копе́йки (ru) f pl (kopéjki)
• Spanish: cuatro cuartos, cuatro duros, calderilla (es)
• Swedish: spottstyver (sv) c, struntsumma c

Verb

peanuts

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peanut

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